lewth

English

Etymology

From Middle English leuþe, from Old English hlēowþ, corresponding to lew +‎ -th (abstract nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /luːθ/
• Rhymes: -uːθ

Noun

lewth (uncountable)

1. (now rare, dialectal) Shelter.
   • 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not… (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 111:

     ‘There wer' a bit o' lewth 'longside stable wall,’ the driver muttered.